Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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A podcast about cults, extreme belief, and manipulation – from two hosts who’ve actually lived it. Hosted by Lola Blanc and Meagan Elizabeth. Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or manipulation? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at Trust Me Pod @gmail.com INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

Episode Date
Zoe & Lillian, Part 1 - Entering the Program: Ivy Ridge, Midwest Academy, & Casa by the Sea
Mar 27, 2024
Roberta Blevins, Part 2 - Leaving The LuLaRoe Family
Mar 21, 2024
Roberta Blevins, Part 1 - Inside LuLaRoe
Mar 13, 2024
Lola & Meagan - Am I in a Cult (or Just a Group)?
Mar 06, 2024
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 2 - Satanic Ritual Abuse & Becoming a Spokesperson
Feb 28, 2024
Katelyn Jade Hlavaty, Part 1 - Joining Operation Light Force
Feb 21, 2024
Sara Gorman - Science, Healthcare, and Why We Ignore Facts
Feb 14, 2024
Jenna Miscavige, Part 2 - Escaping Scientology
Feb 07, 2024
Jenna Miscavige, Part 1 - Growing up in Scientology's Sea Organization
Jan 31, 2024
Crystal Hefner - Surviving The Playboy Mansion
Jan 24, 2024
Michelle Dowd, Part 2 - From the Mountain to the Hospital to Forging Her Own Path
Jan 17, 2024
Michelle Dowd, Part 1 - Becoming a Forager in The Field
Jan 10, 2024
Thomas & Micah, Part 2 - Mormon Mission, Scientology, & Disney Adults
Dec 27, 2023
Thomas & Micah, Part 1 - God, Goofy, and Growing Up Gay in Religion
Dec 20, 2023
Marji Mozart, Part 2 - Life After the FLDS
Dec 13, 2023
Marji Mozart, Part 1 - Growing up in the FLDS
Dec 07, 2023
Barak Hardley - Where Belief Intersects Creativity
Nov 29, 2023
Annie Taylor - The Garden: Commune or Cult
Nov 22, 2023
Alice Hines & Lorraine - Desperately Seeking Soulmate: Escaping Twin Flames Universe
Nov 15, 2023
Jill Duggar Dillard & Derick Dillard
Oct 25, 2023
Marlene Winell - Leaving The Fold, Religious Trauma, and Emotional Recovery
Oct 18, 2023
Listener Stories - Independent Baptist Movement & Capoeira Teacher
Oct 11, 2023
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 2 - Military Life & Parallels to The Children of God
Oct 04, 2023
Daniella Mestyanek Young, Part 1 - Children of God, 9/11, & Escaping the Cult
Sep 27, 2023
Andrew Seidel - Christian Nationalism & Information Warfare
Sep 20, 2023
THROWBACK: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi
Sep 13, 2023
Simon Kent Fung - Dear Alana & Conversion Therapy
Sep 06, 2023
Dr. Marc Feldman & Jordyn Hope - Munchausen by Proxy aka Medical Child Abuse
Aug 30, 2023
Kyle & Kari, Part 2 - The 2x2s: Uncovering Widespread Sexual Abuse
Aug 23, 2023
Kyle & Kari, Part 1 - Deconstructing The 2x2s
Aug 16, 2023
Martin - Jordan Peterson, Ben Shapiro, & The I.D.W.
Aug 09, 2023
Guinevere Turner, Part 2 - Group Exile, Culture Shock, & Recovery
Aug 02, 2023
Guinevere Turner, Part 1 - The Lyman Family, Compound Life, and Queen Jessie
Jul 26, 2023
Emily Lynn Paulson - Sales, Sisterhood, Supremacy, and the Other Lies Behind Multilevel Marketing
Jul 19, 2023
Madison McGhee - The Dark Side of Sorority Life
Jul 12, 2023
Christy Carlson Romano - Child Actors & the Toddler to Trainwreck Pipeline
Jul 05, 2023
Lindsey Williams, Part 2: Going to IBLP Headquarters & The Downfall of Bill Gothard
Jun 21, 2023
Lindsey Williams, Part 1: Shiny Happy People, The Institute in Basic Life Principles, and Meeting Bill Gothard
Jun 14, 2023
Allison Miller - Interstitial Cystitis, Orthorexia, and an Alternative Medicine Cult
Jun 07, 2023
Jimanekia Eborn - Reclaiming Your Sexuality After Trauma
May 31, 2023
Mubin Shaikh, Part 2: 9/11, Reinterpreting Islam, and Going Undercover
May 24, 2023
Mubin Shaikh, Part 1: Islamic Extremism, Meeting the Taliban, and Getting Radicalized
May 17, 2023
Jennings Brown & Justice - Liana Shanti's Conspiracy Sisterhood
May 10, 2023
Kara Goucher - Alberto Salazar and the Nike Oregon Project
May 03, 2023
Perfectionism & Purity
Apr 27, 2023
Robert Fitzpatrick - The History of MLMs
Apr 19, 2023
Priscilla Tucker, Part 2: Escaping the Kingstons, Forced Rehab, and a Billion Dollar Tax Fraud
Apr 12, 2023
Priscilla Tucker, Part 1: The Kingstons, Polygamy, and a Cousin Engagement
Apr 05, 2023
Adam Levin - Romance Scams, Hackers, & Protecting Your Identity
Mar 29, 2023
Zacch Comfort, Part 2: The Bride of Christ Church, and an Important Story From Lola
Mar 22, 2023
Zacch Comfort, Part 1: The Bride of Christ Church and a Sex Offender Turned Prophet
Mar 15, 2023
Sam Ciavarella - When CrossFit Gets Culty
Mar 09, 2023
Keith Page - From Megachurch Pastor to Secular Death Doula
Feb 22, 2023
Rosanna Arquette - Commune Life, Racism, & Harvey Weinstein
Feb 15, 2023
Felicia Rosario and Daniel Levin - Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence
Feb 08, 2023
Antonio Perez - Alex Jones, the New World Order, and Conspiracy Theory Addiction
Feb 01, 2023
Chris Kavanagh & Matthew Browne - Decoding the Gurus
Jan 25, 2023
Lauren Drain, Part 2: Life After Westboro
Jan 18, 2023
Lauren Drain, Part 1: Joining The Westboro Baptist Church
Jan 11, 2023
Jay Van Bavel - Groupthink, Social Identity, and Cult Psychology
Jan 04, 2023
Conspiracy Month: Morbid - Elisa Lam, False Accusations, & the Dangers of Web Sleuthing
Dec 28, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Aja Romano & The Satanic Panic
Dec 21, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Mikey Biddlestone - What Makes Conspiracy Theorists Double Down
Dec 14, 2022
Conspiracy Month: Lisa Fazio - Why Fake News Feels Real
Dec 07, 2022
Josh Lobo - What Happens When You Troll a Cult
Nov 30, 2022
Jan Broberg, Part 2: Seduction, Secrecy, and Realizing the Lie
Nov 23, 2022
Jan Broberg, Part 1: Family Grooming, Aliens, and the First Kidnapping
Nov 16, 2022
Trust Me 100!
Nov 09, 2022
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 2 - Escaping Alaska and the Road to Recovery
Nov 02, 2022
Elishaba Doerksen, Part 1 - My Family Cult in the Wilderness
Oct 19, 2022
Abigail Kochunas - The Gloria Gifford Conservatory for the Performing Arts
Oct 12, 2022
Sari Crawford - Synanon: Rehab Program Turned Cult
Oct 05, 2022
Charlotte Laws - IsAnyoneUp.com, Revenge Porn, and the Most Hated Man on the Internet
Sep 28, 2022
Listener Stories - Financial Abuse, Mormon Missions, and Coming Out
Sep 22, 2022
Chris Bail - Online Extremism, Trolls, & the Myth of the Echo Chamber
Sep 14, 2022
Cheryl Nichols - High School Teacher Grooming, Patriarchy, and "Passing the Trash"
Aug 31, 2022
Camille & Trillium - A Pagan Coven and a Southern Fried Narcissist
Aug 24, 2022
Strictly Stalking's Jaimie Beebe & Jake Deptula
Aug 17, 2022
Welcome To The Sunshine Place
Aug 15, 2022
Virginia Heffernan: Edge, Jeffrey Epstein, & the Intellectual Dark Web
Aug 10, 2022
Joann Vaega: Waco Survivor and Former Branch Davidian
Aug 03, 2022
Spencer Schneider: Sharon Gans, School, & a Manhattan Cult Story
Jul 27, 2022
Luis Favela & Honor Academy
Jul 21, 2022
Hank Nuwer & Hazing Culture
Jul 14, 2022
Evan McNary: Assisting Exorcisms, Speaking in Tongues & Pastors in Sunglasses
Jul 06, 2022
G Charles Wright: Growing up Bisexual, Natural Disasters & Abusive Parenting
Jun 22, 2022
Sara Levine & Danny Murphy of Not Another True Crime Podcast
Jun 15, 2022
Monia Ali: One Direction & Toxic Fandom
Jun 08, 2022
Patrick Ryan and Joe Kelly - Transcendental Meditation & Cult Intervention
Jun 01, 2022
Rethinking Trauma: The Power Threat Meaning Framework with Lucy Johnstone
May 25, 2022
Rethinking Trauma: Post-Traumatic Growth with Richard Tedeschi
May 18, 2022
Rethinking Trauma: Self-Regulation and Healing Trauma with Robert Rhoton
May 11, 2022
Rethinking Trauma: Resilience with George Bonanno
May 04, 2022
Jordan Harbinger: Scams, Influence, & The Law of Attraction
Apr 27, 2022
Nitai Joseph, Part 2: When Meditation Gets Culty
Apr 21, 2022
Nitai Joseph, Part 1 - Hare Krishna, Cool Gurus, & Labor Exploitation
Apr 13, 2022
Lynn Short - The New Gnostic Society, Sexual Alchemy, & Lucid Dreaming
Apr 06, 2022
Anne Speckhard - How Terrorists Are Made
Mar 30, 2022
Terra Newell, Part 2 - Killing Dirty John
Mar 23, 2022
Terra Newell, Part 1 - Meeting Dirty John
Mar 16, 2022
Sinasta Colucci – Romance, Racism, & Cover-Ups in Twelve Tribes
Mar 09, 2022
Sinasta Colucci - Twelve Tribes, Farm Life, and The End Times
Mar 02, 2022
The Airborne Toxic Event's Mikel Jollett - My Childhood in Synanon
Feb 23, 2022
Jillian Lauren, Part 2 - Return to Brunei and Meeting a Serial Killer
Feb 09, 2022
Jillian Lauren, Part 1 - Life in a Harem
Feb 02, 2022
Banachek, Part 2 - Critical Thinking vs Skepticism
Jan 26, 2022
Banachek, Part 1 - Mentalism vs Psychic Ability
Jan 19, 2022
Drew Amstutz - Surviving Conversion Therapy
Jan 12, 2022
Amanda Knox & Christopher Robinson - Understanding Cognitive Bias
Jan 05, 2022
Bob Nygaard, Part 2 - How Psychics Manipulate
Dec 22, 2021
Bob Nygaard, Part 1 - Investigating Psychic Fraud
Dec 15, 2021
Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 2: Buried Bodies & the Dark Triad
Dec 08, 2021
Lauren & John Matthias – The Daybells, Part 1: Murder, Zombies, & LDS Fan Fiction
Dec 01, 2021
Angie Kehler & Yahanna Masimer - The Assembly of YHWHhoshua
Nov 17, 2021
Listener Stories - Purity Culture & Narcissist Dads
Nov 10, 2021
Rachel Bernstein & IndoctriNation
Nov 03, 2021
Dr. Ramani Durvasula - Narcissism 101
Oct 27, 2021
Jennings Brown - Investigating the Fellowship of Friends
Oct 21, 2021
Glenn Carter - UK Raelian Leader, Part 2: A Debate on Power Dynamics
Oct 06, 2021
Glenn Carter - UK Raelian Leader, Part 1: Aliens, Meditation & Cloning
Sep 29, 2021
The Cult of Hollywood
Sep 22, 2021
Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 2: Trauma Bonding & Lifting the Veil
Sep 15, 2021
Natascia Mallin – Therapy Cult, Part 1: A Guru Named Stan
Sep 09, 2021
Christina Babin - Children of God, Part 2: Reprogramming Camps
Sep 01, 2021
Christina Babin – Children of God, Part 1: Punishment Camps & Flirty Fishing
Aug 25, 2021
Katherine - Teal Swan
Aug 19, 2021
Jonas Bell Pasht - How To Become A Tyrant
Aug 12, 2021
Torah Bontrager - Growing Up Amish, Part 2: Escaping & Activism
Aug 04, 2021
Torah Bontrager – Growing Up Amish, Part 1: Corporal Punishment & Rumspringa
Jul 21, 2021
Glynn Washington - The Worldwide Church of God
Jul 14, 2021
Hoyt Richards - From Supermodel to Cult Member
Jul 07, 2021
April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 2: Leaving & The Aftermath
Jun 30, 2021
April Snow - Scientology & the Sea Org, Part 1: The LA Celebrity Centre
Jun 23, 2021
Brian Holoyda - Folie à Deux & Shared Delusions
Jun 16, 2021
Danny Gold & Sean Williams - Mafias & Organized Crime
Jun 09, 2021
Taylor Brown - Tech CEOs
May 26, 2021
Dianne Lake - The Manson Family, Part 2: The Tate-LaBianca Murders
May 19, 2021
Dianne Lake – The Manson Family, Part 1: Meeting Charlie
May 12, 2021
Janja Lalich - Democratic Workers Party and Bounded Choice in Cults
May 05, 2021
Avital Ash - Orthodox Judaism
Apr 28, 2021
Anna LeBaron - Ervil LeBaron, the "Mormon Manson"
Apr 21, 2021
Kilian Aulenbacher - Church Universal and Triumphant
Apr 14, 2021
Gerardo Lopez - MS-13 & the Police, Part 2: The Rampart Scandal
Apr 07, 2021
Gerardo Lopez - MS-13, Part 1: LA in the 80s and 90s
Mar 24, 2021
Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 2: Breaking Away
Mar 17, 2021
Frank Lyford - Heaven's Gate, Part 1: The Nomadic Lifestyle
Mar 10, 2021
Gloria Jackson-Nefertiti - Autism, Racism, and a Religious Cult
Mar 03, 2021
M.E. Thomas & Arya - Two Sociopaths (Who Are Dating)
Feb 18, 2021
Elana Auerbach - OneTaste (aka the Orgasm Cult)
Feb 10, 2021
Nicoletta Heidegger - BDSM vs. Abuse
Feb 03, 2021
Yuval Laor - Fervor, Awe, and Hyperreligiosity
Jan 27, 2021
Lucien Greaves - The Satanic Temple, Satanic Panic, & Recovered Memory
Jan 19, 2021
Jitarth Jadeja - Former QAnon Believer
Jan 14, 2021
Amber Dawn Lee - Zion Society (Fundamentalist Mormon Cult)
Jan 06, 2021
Amanda Montell - The Language of Cults and Fanaticism
Dec 31, 2020
Cliff "Fifth" Henderson - Jehovah's Witnesses
Dec 23, 2020
Naomi Gibson - Children of God and NXIVM, Part 2: Recruited into NXIVM
Dec 17, 2020
Frank Meeink - From Neo-Nazism to Anti-Racism
Dec 10, 2020
Naomi Gibson – Children of God and NXIVM, Part 1: Life on an Abusive Commune
Dec 02, 2020
Vikram Gandhi - Being Kumaré, the Fake Guru
Nov 25, 2020
Noël Wells - Scam Psychic Retreat
Nov 18, 2020
India Oxenberg - NXIVM
Nov 11, 2020
Steve Hassan - The Moonies, Trump, and QAnon
Nov 04, 2020
Esther & Lori - Current FLDS Members
Oct 27, 2020
Will Allen - Buddhafield
Oct 20, 2020
Moses Storm - Andrea Yates's Cult
Oct 13, 2020
Lola's Mom - Mormon-Offshoot Cult
Oct 07, 2020
Trust Me Trailer
Oct 02, 2020